M1.8 earthquake 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 6, 2021, 4:24 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-06 11:24:07 UTC

Depth

15.7 km (9.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.966° N, 116.348° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

20

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast26 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast86 kmSE

After

1. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, May 8, 6:14 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.96km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 9, 6:20 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.05km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 9, 9:34 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CASun, May 9, 11:57 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, May 10, 2:15 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.34km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 10, 8:01 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CATue, May 11, 5:40 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.84km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 11, 5:10 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 12, 2:32 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 12, 6:16 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
11. 3.231km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 16, 10:16 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.045km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 18, 7:14 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.561 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoThu, May 20, 1:54 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, May 20, 8:34 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.924km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, May 20, 8:14 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CASat, May 22, 5:45 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.591km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 24, 7:54 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.754 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoMon, May 24, 8:05 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
19. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CASat, May 29, 4:23 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CASun, May 30, 10:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.814km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jun 3, 12:28 AM PDT · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.525km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 4, 8:30 PM PDT · 1947 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.225km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 4, 8:45 PM PDT · 1947 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.026km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 4, 9:14 PM PDT · 1947 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
25. 3.362km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jun 7, 11:05 AM PDT · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.710km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 7, 6:23 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 9, 5:04 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jun 9, 7:56 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
29. 1.912km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jun 10, 6:26 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.622km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Jun 11, 6:40 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.734km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 13, 6:41 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
32. 2.344km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 13, 7:21 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
33. 3.445km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 13, 7:35 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
34. 3.069km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jun 14, 1:51 AM PDT · 1938 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.560 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoMon, Jun 14, 1:18 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
36. 3.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 16, 7:40 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
37. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 16, 7:42 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 16, 7:50 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
39. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jun 16, 9:55 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
40. 2.364 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoThu, Jun 17, 4:42 AM PDT · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
41. 3.517km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 18, 1:22 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9
42. 1.68km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jun 18, 1:43 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jun 19, 2:45 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
44. 2.659 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoSat, Jun 19, 11:29 PM PDT · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
45. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jun 20, 2:07 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jun 22, 11:43 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
47. 2.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 23, 4:42 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jun 23, 5:04 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
49. 1.744km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 23, 7:10 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
50. 1.832km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 28, 5:19 AM PDT · 1924 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 28, 6:52 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
52. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 30, 9:54 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.522km WNW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jul 1, 3:22 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 2.655 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoWed, May 5, 4:24 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
2. 3.354 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoWed, May 5, 1:58 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.558 km E of San Vicente, MexicoTue, May 4, 7:16 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.159km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 2, 12:55 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.46km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 30, 3:56 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:10 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 8:26 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 11:37 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
10. 3.757 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoSun, Apr 25, 10:12 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
11. 2.561 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoSun, Apr 25, 7:00 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:59 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.722km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 17, 3:05 PM PDT · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.348km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXWed, Apr 14, 11:01 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:48 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.354km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Apr 11, 6:24 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.213km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 11:37 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39642623. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.